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adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I love Annalee Newitz’s books and will always want to read their novels. However, I found this one disappointing because it was overly didactic. It’s a transparent diatribe against the rich, big corporations, the destruction of the environment, forced labor, and racism. I’m very left-wing and agree with everything Newitz is saying, but I don’t want to be hit over the head with her arguments.
I liked the characters and I thought the plot was interesting. It was fun to think that every thing, not just humans and robots, could be autonomous from earthworms to trains. I liked the way each section was about a thousand years later than the one before so we could see how much had changed. That reminded me of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy but much smaller.
Overall I thought this had great potential but it was just TOO much.
I liked the characters and I thought the plot was interesting. It was fun to think that every thing, not just humans and robots, could be autonomous from earthworms to trains. I liked the way each section was about a thousand years later than the one before so we could see how much had changed. That reminded me of Kim Stanley Robinson’s Mars trilogy but much smaller.
Overall I thought this had great potential but it was just TOO much.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Forced institutionalization, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Body horror, Classism, and Slavery
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